LINCOLN, NE (02/08/2024)-- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications has selected Shelby Rickert of Beaver City as a Matousek Scholar for the spring semester. The scholars serve as student leaders of the Experience Lab, coordinating day-to-day operations under faculty guidance. Rickert, a sophomore majoring in journalism , is a student leader for Nebraska News Service.

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The Arapahoe City Council met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, February 6 at 7:30 pm. In city reports the council was told that the state has some anchors installed for the road crossing signs. The Crossroads Café portion on the USDA revolving loan fund has been received and is set up and going.

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ARAPAHOE – During the regular meeting on Monday, February 12, 2024, the schoolboard approved the negotiated agreement with Arapahoe Education Association (AEA) to increase the base pay for teachers by $1,100 to $38,850 for the 2024-2025 school year.

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The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its fall 2023 dean’s list for students enrolled in nursing, the allied health professions, pharmacy and dentistry. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must be enrolled for 12 or more hours during the semester and have a grade point average of 3.75 or above.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will certify youth fishing instructors at workshops across the state in the coming months. Instructors are part of the Youth Fishing Program, a statewide team of volunteers and Game and Parks staff who host educational fishing events.

Anglers can learn the basics of fly tying that will prepare them to catch trout and panfish this spring. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will host fly-tying workshops March 6 and 10 at the Turpin Outdoor Education Center in Lincoln.